Convicted ex-mayor’s prison sentence reporting date delayed

FALL RIVER, Mass. – A former Massachusetts mayor convicted of extorting recreational marijuana businesses will be allowed to enjoy the holidays as a free man.

A federal judge on Wednesday granted former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia’s request to report to prison on Jan. 10, rather than on Dec. 3 as originally ordered.

Correia, who will also turn 30 while still free, asked that the start of his sixyear prison sentence be delayed so he can help his wife’s family run their restaurant and associated businesses in Fall River during the busy holiday season. Correia has been managing the Towne House, which includes a steak house, function hall, cigar club and bar.